Adrian Parkinson
Abstract
In a previous study, it was found that field-independent learners performed significantly better than field-dependent learners in a web based and in a computerised text-based environment. It was decided to adapt both a web interface and a traditional text to accommodate the Field-dependent learner so as to try to reduce the disparity in performance with Field-independents. Seventy Information Systems students were initially assessed for Field-dependence/Field-independence cognitive style using the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT). The group of students was divided up randomly into two halves. In Session one, group 1 studied using a Web interface Modules 1 - 9 of an Introductory Course in Artificial Intelligence. Group 2 studied the same material in hard copy form only (Text). All studied the material for one hour per week for six weeks. They were then assessed in a one-hour exam. After a period of 7 weeks, in Session 2, Group 1 studied Modules 10 - 18 using Text while group two studied the same material using the Web interface. The results showed that the performance of Field-dependent individuals, be it in text or web, to be comparable to Field-independents.
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- Accommodating field-dependence: a cross-over study
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